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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Compensation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Alkalosis Step 3 - Compensation ... compensation ... • Respiratory compensation ... Metabolic acidosis ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... Isopropyl Alcohol • Metabolic ... Acidosis • Osmolar ... #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... show anion-gap metabolic ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... acidosis (12-48 ... - Anion gap metabolic ... acidosis with both ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestions
Metabolic Acidosis - Osmolar Gap - Anion Gap - Ketones - Ca Oxalate Stones
Toxic Alcohol Ingestions ... Metabolic Acidosis ... @kdjhaveri #Toxicology ... #Alcohol #Ingestions ... #comparison #table
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
significant anion gap metabolic ... acidosis and ketonemia ... production, the rate of metabolism ... Treatment with IV ... and acidosis has
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Recovery from metabolic ... acidosis Acidosis ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection ... #respiratory #acidbase ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... methanol; rare cases ... #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table ... #management #treatment